Apparently, Marvel just wants more of what it’s already got. That’s the vibe with the latest changes to Daredevil: Born Again, which went through a considerable shakeup earlier this month when head writers Chris Ord and Matt Corman were (mostly) let go. (They keep executive producer titles.)
Now, in hopes of sending the series in a different direction, Marvel has brought in some fellas the studio has already worked with. According to Variety, The Punisher writer Dario Scardapane has been hired as showrunner for the series, and Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (who worked on Moon Knight and are lead directors on Loki’s second season) will direct the rest of Daredevil: Born Again‘s first season.
What exactly that means for what’s already been shot is not at all clear. Reports have noted that some of the already-shot footage is expected to be used in Born Again‘s first season, but who knows how much will be usable if they’re trying to shake things up considerably. And all this do-over action may delay the show’s arrival on screens considerably.
It is somewhat heartening that Scardapane has been hired as showrunner; previously, as The Hollywood Reporter pointed out, Marvel “didn’t hire showrunners, but instead depended on film executives to run its series.” It apparently wasn’t until writer (and series developer) Jessica Gao returned to oversee postproduction on She-Hulk that Marvel understood “that it would be helpful for its shows to have a creative throughline from start to finish.”
Daredevil: Born Again will come to Disney+ … someday.
This post was written during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Without the labor of the actors currently on strike, the series being covered here wouldn’t exist.
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